Whitney Houston's life in photos

Whitney Houston performs at the O2 Arena on April 25, 2010 in London, England.

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Whitney Houston performs on stage at Olympisky Sports Complex on December 9, 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

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Whitney Houston accepts an award at the Warner Theatre during the 2010 BET Hip Hop Honors in Washington, DC.

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Whitney Houston performing at the 2009 Grammy “Salute To Industry Icons” show at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Whitney Houston bows after performing “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

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Whitney Houston backstage at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Whitney Houston onstage at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Whitney Houston has staged what seemed like a comeback in 2009, but things soon unraveled. A concert to promote the album on “Good Morning America” (pictured) went awry as Houston’s voice sounded ragged and off-key.

Whitney Houston onstage during the taping of “25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration” at The Shrine auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif in 2005.

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As good as her musical talent was, she would become just as known for her tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, seen here in 2003.

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Then couple, seen here in 2002, had opposite images. She was a pop princess while Brown was a bad boy. Houston told Rolling Stone in 1993 that the pair weren’t as different as the public believed: “When you love, you love. I mean, do you stop loving somebody because you have different images?”

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Whitney Houston poses for a portrait duirng an interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer at her home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 7, 2002.

Whitney Houston holds her Grammy award for Best Female Rythm and Blues Vocal Performance for “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay” at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2000.

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Mariah Carey, left, and Whitney Houston present the award for Best Male Video during the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, in Universal City, Calif.

Whitney Houston poses with her Grammy at the 1988 Grammy Awards presentation in New York. She was one of teh top-selling artists in pop music history, selling 55 million records in the US alone.

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Whitney Houston belts out a song during her segment of a benefit concert at Boston Garden in 1986. During her peak between the mid-80s and the late 90s, Houston wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals.